Gilgit Valley

{{short description|Valley in Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan}}

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Gilgit Valley ({{Langx|ur| وادی گلگت}}) is a valley located in Gilgit District in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The Gilgit River flows through the valley.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kusLzP8H6TQC&pg=PA79|title=Discovering the Himalaya|last=Negi|first=S. S.|date=2017-05-31|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=9788173870798|pages=79|language=en}} 375 km of road connects it to the town of Chitral via the Shandur Pass (3,800 m).

The town of Gilgit lies in the valley.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_l9tBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|title=Gilgit Rebelion: The Major Who Mutinied Over Partition of India|last=Brown|first=William|date=2014-11-30|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=9781473821873|pages=4|language=en}}

File:Gilgit Valley, 2006.jpg|Gilgit Valley

Image:Gilgit Valley 3.JPG|Gilgit Valley

Image:Gilgit Valley from Sonikot 3.Jpg|Gilgit Valley from Sonikot

Image:Gilgit Valley 2.Jpg|Broad View Of Gilgit Valley

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